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RAVENSWOOD, WV - WVU Medicine held a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new local walk-in clinic Wednesday morning in Ravenswood.

RIPLEY, WV - Whether it be a required x-ray, CAT scan, ultrasound, mammogram, or MRI, imaging services bring a level of anxiety to any patient.

BUCKHANNON, WV - Lauren Winans visits WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital to discuss the upcoming Gala.

CHARLESTON, WV - Disease has played a fundamental role in personal rights for thousands of years.

CHARLESTON, WV - Under a bill passed by the House on Tuesday, syringe service programs in West Virginia may soon be prohibited from distributing safe smoking equipment to people who use drugs.

CHARLESTON, WV - This legislative session, West Virginia lawmakers have advanced legislation to restrict what medical care transgender youth can receive and whether people can legally identify as transgender or non-binary.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - More than 400 healthcare workers signed a joint letter opposing House Bill 5297, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for adolescents.

CHARLESTON, WV - On this episode of The Legislature Today, there has been a lot of discussion this year about vaccines and whether they should be required in private schools, and there has been spirited debate on the topic in the last few days.

CHARLESTON, WV - Medicaid is the backbone of West Virginia’s health care infrastructure, with rural hospitals and providers relying on Medicaid reimbursements to stay afloat.

CHARLESTON, WV - HealthNet Aeromedical Services has purchased four new Airbus H135 helicopters, company officials announced.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine, a West Virginia-based integrated healthcare system dedicated to serving the needs of communities throughout the state and region, announced today a strategic partnership with Hyro, the world’s leading provider of Responsible AI-Powered Communications for Healthcare.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Heart & Vascular Center is proud to announce that Dr. Bradford Warden has been inducted into the West Virginia Executive Health Care Hall of Fame and Dr. Wissam Gharib has been awarded the Heart of Gold Award by the American Heart Association.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Medical Center goes above and beyond to make patient-centered care a top priority with its Care Closet.

HUNTINGTON, WV - Registrations are now being accepted for the 24th annual Women’s Philanthropy Society of Cabell Huntington Hospital luncheon on Sat., March 2, at the Guyan Golf and Country Club in Huntington, WV.

CHARLESTON, WV - After debate of almost two hours, delegates voted for several exemptions to vaccine requirements in West Virginia schools.

CHARLESTON, WV - In West Virginia, we often find ourselves trailing the rest of the nation in many categories.

LEWISBURG, WV - This year, Senate Bill 714 is calling for the elimination of the West Virginia Board of Osteopathic Medicine, which oversees the medical licensing for osteopathic physicians (DOs) and has existed since 1923.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The House of Delegates passed a human smuggling bill on Monday, but opponents objected that it places trafficking and smuggling on the same level and denies trafficking victims the right to restitution.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill last year prohibiting gender affirming care for children with certain exceptions, but a House of Delegates committee decided to re-open debate on the controversial issue and fully ban the care.

ANN ARBOR, MI - In a groundbreaking collaboration, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and care.ai, a leading healthcare AI technology firm, have embarked on a project to craft the "Smart Hospital Maturity Model."

MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University School of Public Health's Master of Health Administration program and WVU Graduate Chapter of Upsilon Phi Delta will host a virtual Administrative Grand Rounds on Friday, March 8, from noon to 1 p.m. ET.

WHEELING, WV - One local heart center is partnering with a program aimed at preventing cardiac-related deaths in children.

WHEELING, WV - A portion of Chapline Street in Center Wheeling is scheduled to be closed for 11 months, according to city officials, who on Monday released a projected timeline for the dismantling of the Center Wheeling Parking Garage.

MORGANTOWN, WV - In this edition of the WVU Medicine Health Report, Dr. Naji Madi, MD, talks about Ankle Replacement Surgery.

VIENNA, WV - Over 200 people, many dressed in red, gathered recently to raise money to help cardiac patients in the community.

CHARLESTON, WV - This week, lawmakers in West Virginia expanded a proposed bill.

CHARLESTON, WV - This week, lawmakers in West Virginia expanded a proposed bill.

CHARLESTON, WV - Last year, legislators passed a ban on gender surgery for minors, but wound up allowing treatment with medication under narrowly-tailored circumstances.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia Senate on Friday signed off on a bill that would increase the work and training requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps.

CHARLESTON, WV - Nearly half of West Virginia adults know a family member or close friend who may have been a victim of a scam or fraud, according to new survey results from AARP-West Virginia.